Word: lorenzo
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...first problem in describing Paul Mellon's role as patron is to draw comparisons. "Medicean" is the cliché for large acts of art patronage. This myth dies hard: started by the ruthless city-boss Lorenzo Il magnifico himself, prolonged by his sons, nourished by poets, flacks and hero-seeking historians from Poliziano to Jakob Burckhardt, it seems ineradicable, like kudzu. In fact, Lorenzo de Medici was not a remarkable art patron; he preferred jewelry, knickknacks, antiques and rare manuscripts to either painting or contemporary sculpture. The idea of disinterested art patronage in the service of some imagined "public...
...demonstration on Manila's busy España Boulevard, 600 of them followed two coffins representing Philippine democracy and freedom. After a silent walk of half an hour, 560 were arrested and carted to jail. Most were later released, but eight leaders, including venerable former Senator Lorenzo Tanada, 79, one of the country's most respected politicians, were charged with sedition...
...final work was Lorenzo Monreal's version of Carmina Burana. A series of sketches accompanied by Carl Orff's lusty medieval songs, the work is a luxuriant celebration of the pleasures of the flesh. Accordingly, every element in this production was pushed to abnormally heightened intensity. With the placement of the accompanying Harvard-Radcliffe choruses along the walls of the theater, the sound engulfed the audience from all sides, rather than just from the orchestra pit. And the visual scene was intensified by the moving colored lights and the looming shadows of the dancers projected onto a backdrop...
...offense pounded 16 shots at the Harvard goal, but Steady Jim Langton, hustling Lorenzo Dibonaventure, and intensely aggressive Sanacore, Smith and Yakopec protected the Harvard goal with such skill that goaltender Herold had to make only three saves...
...crisp Nelson header of a Lorenzo diBonaventura chip opened the scoring...